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Drill Team performs for NCAA Final Four events

By Staff Sgt. Madelyn Waychoff, Air Force Honor Guard Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2007

ATLANTA -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four Games March 31 at Centennial Olympic Park.The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including Hoop City, an interactive experience for basketball fans.
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ATLANTA -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four Games March 31 at Centennial Olympic Park.The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including Hoop City, an interactive experience for basketball fans.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four games at Centennial Olympic Park March 31. The drill team was invited to perform at events and ceremonies surrounding the Final Four Games March 31 - April 2.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four games at Centennial Olympic Park March 31. The drill team was invited to perform at events and ceremonies surrounding the Final Four Games March 31 - April 2.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Senior Airman Jermaine James, Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member, performs at the RazorGator experience for fans attending the NCAA Final Four Games March 31. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Senior Airman Jermaine James, Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member, performs at the RazorGator experience for fans attending the NCAA Final Four Games March 31. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- First Lt. Joshua Hawkins walks through the spinning rifles of the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team during their performance at Hoop City, an event surrounding the NCAA Final Four, April 1. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- First Lt. Joshua Hawkins walks through the spinning rifles of the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team during their performance at Hoop City, an event surrounding the NCAA Final Four, April 1. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.

ATLANTA -- Staff Sgt. Levi Duncan, Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team operations NCOIC, talks with fans after the team's performance at the NCAA Final Four Hoop City events April 1. The Drill Team was in Atlanta throughout the weekend performing at various events associated with the NCAA Final Four Tournament, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 30.
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ATLANTA -- Staff Sgt. Levi Duncan, Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team operations NCOIC, talks with fans after the team's performance at the NCAA Final Four Hoop City events April 1. The Drill Team was in Atlanta throughout the weekend performing at various events associated with the NCAA Final Four Tournament, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 30.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Members of the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team perform at Hoop City during events surrounding the NCAA Final Four Games March 31 - April 2. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Members of the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team perform at Hoop City during events surrounding the NCAA Final Four Games March 31 - April 2. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.

ATLANTA, Ga -- Senior Airman Michael Jiggets, United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member, speaks with basketball fans after the team's performance at Hoop City for the NCAA Final Four Tournament. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.
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ATLANTA, Ga -- Senior Airman Michael Jiggets, United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member, speaks with basketball fans after the team's performance at Hoop City for the NCAA Final Four Tournament. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Park March 31.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four games at Centennial Olympic Park March 31. The drill team was invited to perform at events and ceremonies surrounding the Final Four Games March 31 - April 2.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four games at Centennial Olympic Park March 31. The drill team was invited to perform at events and ceremonies surrounding the Final Four Games March 31 - April 2.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four Games March 31 at Centennial Olympic Park. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the at Hoop City, an interactive experience for basketball fans.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the opening ceremonies for the NCAA Final Four Games March 31 at Centennial Olympic Park. The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team was invited to perform for various ceremonies associated with the NCAA Final Four events March 31 - April 2, including the at Hoop City, an interactive experience for basketball fans.

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ATLANTA -- -- The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performed this weekend for the opening ceremonies and other events surrounding the NCAA Final Four Tournament March 29 through April 1.
"This was a great opportunity for us to showcase the Air Force and spread awareness of our mission," said 1st Lt. Joshua Hawkins, Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team commander. "We had the chance to talk to and reach out to basketball fans from throughout the U.S. This is what we train for."
The team, stationed out of Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., performed for the opening ceremonies in Centennial Olympic Park, on the same stage as such bands as Live and Ludacris, and for NCAA Tournament fans at the RazorGator experience March 31.
April 1 the team performed at Hoop City, in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, for hundreds of basketball fans.
"The team just adds so much to these events," said Amber Rae, Hoop City show producer. "The NCAA contacted me and I was so excited to have them come perform, it's such a tribute to all the military members serving our country right now."
Although the Marine Drill Team will be performing at the final's half-time show, team members don't feel like they missed out on any opportunities.
"We got to interact so much more with the crowds and really talk to people, whereas if we were only performing at the half-time show we wouldn't have gotten that opportunity," said Senior Airman Jason Martin, drill team trainer. "This was one of the coolest things we've gotten to do while I've been in, it was just awesome to be a part of it."
The NCAA tournament was the first stop on the drill team's most recent tour. They will also be performing for a Major League Soccer Game in Salt Lake City April 7 and for the National ROTC Conference April 8.